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Small, Local Businesses Speed Income Growth – Density Brings in More Tax Income Than Big Box
Researchers at Penn State University have found that smaller, locally-owned businesses are better for growing incomes in a county than the presence of larger companies or big box stores owned outside the county.
Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/small-local-businesses-speed-income-growth/2011/08/09/3465
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Density Brings in More Tax Income Than Big Box
A new economic study commissioned by a regional land planning institute says local governments have the potential to get more bang for their tax-return buck down on Main Street than at the big-box retail centers.
When compared on a basis of tax revenue per acre, the dense, mixed-use urban development pays better dividends than its large-format suburban mall counterpart, concludes the study prepared for the Sonoran Institute’s Colorado program, which is based in Glenwood Springs.
John Stroud
Full Story: http://www.postindependent.com/article/20110712/VALLEYNEWS/110719986/1083&ParentProfile=1074
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